RE: Protection for removable hard drive

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Brian Mathis wrote:
> On Jan 24, 2008 4:54 PM, Bowie Bailey <Bowie_Bailey@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > My apologies if this is a bit off topic...
> > 
> > I am going to start doing backups to removable hard drives and I
> > will need to send these hard drives to an off-site storage
> > facility.  I am looking for some way to protect the drives after I
> > pull them out of the system.  I was hoping to find some kind of
> > clamshell enclosure similar to what is used with external hard
> > drives, but so far I haven't found anything.  Do you guys know of
> > anything like this?  How do you protect your removable drives when
> > they are not in the computer? 
> > 
> > --
> > Bowie
> 
> When you buy drives at retail, they come packed in about 3 inches of
> foam on all sides around.  If you have any of those boxes laying
> around with the foam, use that.  Also make sure to put them in
> anti-static bags.

Good idea, but I generally by OEM drives and they come packed in
bubble wrap and foam peanuts.  Besides, I was hoping for something a bit
smaller than those boxes.

-- 
Bowie
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